hammochrysos
Meaning
Noun
- A certain stone with spangles of gold color in it, known to Pliny, perhaps golden mica or yellow mica schist.
Origin
- Latin hammochrȳsos, ammochrȳsus, from Ancient Greek ἀμμόχρῡσος, from ἄμμος + χρῡσός.
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